cobalt/web/changelogs/4.6.md

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mute videos and proper soundcloud support	Dec 17, 2022	file alt shutup.webp a cat yawning, with a crossed out loudspeaker icon next to it

i've been longing to implement both of these things, and here they finally are.

service-related improvements:

• you now can download videos with no audio! simply enable the "mute audio" option in settings > audio.
• soundcloud module has been updated, and downloads should no longer break after some time. visual improvements:
• moved some things around in settings popup, and added separators where separation is needed.
• updated some texts in english and russian.
• version and commit hash have been joined together, now they're a single unit. internal improvements:
• updated api documentation to include isAudioMuted.
• simplified the startup message.
• created render elements for separator and explanation due to high duplication of them in the page.
• fully deprecated GET method for API requests.
• fixed some code quirks. here's how soundcloud downloads got fixed:

previously, client_id was (stupidly) hardcoded. that means cobalt wasn't able to fetch song data if soundcloud web app got updated. now, cobalt tries to find the up-to-date client_id, caches it in memory, and checks if web app version has changed to update the id accordingly. you can see this change for yourself on github.